Roosevelt Raceway Westbury, Long Island, New York City, USA
Course
Purpose-built race circuit
Course length
6.39 km (3.97 miles)
Distance
75 laps, 479.25 km (297.75 miles)
Pole position
Driver
Antonio Brivio
Scuderia Ferrari
Time
17:54.15
Fastest lap
Driver
Tazio Nuvolari
Scuderia Ferrari
Time
3:25.42
Podium
First
Tazio Nuvolari
Scuderia Ferrari
Second
Jean-Pierre Wimille
Automobiles Bugatti
Third
Antonio Brivio
Scuderia Ferrari
Motor car race
The 1936 Vanderbilt Cup (formally known as I George Vanderbilt Cup) was a Grand Prix that was held on 12 October 1936 at Roosevelt Raceway near Westbury, Long Island, New York City, USA. It was the fourth and last race of the 1936 AAA Championship Car season, not counting the non-championship events. The race, contested over 75 laps of 6.39 km (3.97 mi), was won by Tazio Nuvolari driving a
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